[LRflex] Re: Leica R rumours?
- From: Jonathan Lee <jlee@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 12:15:32 -0400
David,
I haven't heard about a B&W only sensor, but is more pixels the only
thing that changes? Is the bit depth higher or the sensor more
sensitive?
Jonathan
On 1-Jun-07, at 12:04 PM, David Young wrote:
> At 01/06/2007, you wrote:
>> Going back to rumors:
>> do you have any clue about a digital M b&w only sensor?
>> There was something in Luminous Landscape some months ago and was
>> really
>> intriguing. A Kodak camera already is around and the way pixels are
>> used to
>> create the picture were promising astonish resolution, if I correctly
>> remember.
>> Flavio
>
> Hi Flavio:
>
> When we were in Wetzlar, last fall, Tom A. asked Steven Lee (at a
> public dinner) about the B&W M8, and was told it should be out in
> (last) April. I gather the only change is in the firmware, but the
> way they interpret the image should yield an "effective" 17mp
> image.... which is significantly more impressive than simply removing
> the colour from the 10 mp image.
>
> However, when that statement was made, they had not yet released the
> M8 and were not aware of either [a] the demand for the product and
> [b] the amount of work doing the recall of the first run of
> cameras. Both have consumed way more capacity than they
> thought. Thus, I am pretty sure that the B&W M8 is "on the back
> burner" ... a project to get around to, when they have time.
>
> Sorry, but I have no information which is more up to date.
>
> Cheers!
>
>
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